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How to get the integer type of a C++ enum

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This article will show you how to determine the right integer type for a C++ enum in compile time with template meta-programming.
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#ifndef __BOOST_INTEGRAL_H__
#define	__BOOST_INTEGRAL_H__

#include "findintegral.h"

#include <boost/mpl/assert.hpp>

namespace Base
{
	
namespace EnumeratorHelper
{
    
namespace Boost
{
        
    template <typename _TEnumerator, typename _TTypes = void> struct Integral;
    
    template <typename _TEnumerator>
    struct Integral<_TEnumerator, void>
    {
    protected:
        
        typedef ::boost::mpl::vector<uint8, int8, uint16, int16, uint32, int32, uint64, int64, uintmax, intmax>::type Result;
        
    public:
        
        typedef typename Integral<_TEnumerator, Result>::Type Type;
        
    };
    
    template <typename _TEnumerator, typename _TTypes>
    struct Integral
    {
    protected:
        
        typedef typename ::boost::mpl::deref< typename ::boost::mpl::begin< _TTypes >::type >::type TFirstType;
        
        static const bool isTypeListEmpty = !!::boost::is_same< typename ::boost::mpl::end< _TTypes >::type, typename ::boost::mpl::begin< _TTypes >::type >::value;
        static const int cSelectResult = isTypeListEmpty ? IntegralResult::cTypeListEmpty : IntegralResult::cGetNextType;

    public:
        
        typedef typename FindIntegral<_TEnumerator, _TTypes, TFirstType, cSelectResult>::Type Type;
    };

} // Boost ns    
    
} // EnumeratorHelper ns

} // Base ns


#endif	/* __INTEGRAL_H__ */

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